Comments on: President Obama: On Key Policies, Not Much Difference Between Ahmadinejad and Mousavi

By: Prodigal

Prodigal — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:03:06 +0000

Saying “the difference between Ahmadinejad and Mousavi in terms of their actual policies may not be as great as has been advertised” is not the same as saying that there is little difference.
It’s a pity when a reporter not only fails to understand what someone actually said, but then actively tries to distort their words into being something that they are not. Shame on you, Mr. Tapper.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:20:32 +0000

TJ: “McCain & the Republicans would have started another war by now, they’re not happy unless there’s war”
Woulda, coulda, shoulda, but didn’t.
I don’t know how many times you liberals said we were going to invade Iran. Although, we had every justification to with their support of terrorism, their killing of our soldiers in Iraq, and their nuclear aspirations to name a few. In any case, no matter how many wild dreams you concoct, Bush never did invade Iran, and McCain never had the chance. Enough with your faulty theories.

By: TJ

TJ — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 04:09:33 +0000

follow the bouncing ball, everyone sing……
‘bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran’
oh those quirky republicans, they go from war to supporting Iran so quickly… you could get wind burn
Posted by: Oh Yeah
you are right…… McCain & the Republicans would have started another war by now, they’re not happy unless there’s war

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:59:38 +0000

ORIGINAL HEADLINE: “President Obama: Not Much Difference Between Ahmadinejad and Mousavi”
NEW HEADLINE: “President Obama: On Key Policies, Not Much Difference Between Ahmadinejad and Mousavi”
The original headline for this was accurate. Apparently, ABC couldn’t let Obama’s gaffe stand unaided. Maybe they felt he deserved a handicap as I’m guessing he didn’t use a teleprompter for the interview (then again, I wouldn’t be surprised to be wrong). In any case, ABC was thoughtful enough to take the time to add in the false “on key policies” qualifier to transform Obama’s original comments into something a little more sensitive to the Iranian people. You know, the same Iranian people who found enough “difference” in the candidates to shed blood and riot in the streets. Yes . . . Obama has proven to be quite the sensitive diplomat. Sensitive to our enemies, and an enemy to free people — that’s the type of diplomat Obama has proven to be.
Obama said, “. . . the difference between Ahmadinejad and Mousavi in terms of their actual policies may not be as great as has been advertised.” He said nothing of “key policies,” but instead spoke generally of “actual policies.” The original headline was accurate, and the modification itself provides a real insight into the minds of the so-called objective reporters of the news at ABC. In truth, the liberal bias and Obama-love, here, is thick as it is pathetic.

By: wale mohammed

wale mohammed — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:06:05 +0000

Some people just dont understand issues as hot and delicate as this political situations between US/Iran and or other country. Whatelse in the world did u guys who disagreed with The US-President(President Obama) expected him to say.If he had commented quickly some of these contributors will say something negative, now he waited….and made a superb-political comment, yet some
who knows next to nothing about int’l politics started..bla..blaing it is very unfortunate. GUYs say whatever u care…believe US/Thr. The present President Obama is on the dright track to right what has been completelly-wrong for years. And atrocities commited by most REPUBLICAN-govts, and of which several citizens of US are paying ‘unnecessary-price’ for.
At this stage and time may GOD bless this new US PRESIDENT-Obama. Dialogue means a whole lot, but at the end Americans wont have as many enemies shortly, as we have had over the years.

By: Flash Override

Flash Override — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:01:40 +0000

Again, Obama is claiming against all the evidence to the contrary, and not a scintilla of evidence backing him up, that Iran is persuing nuclear weapons. He’s lying.

By: danita

danita — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:24 +0000

Clearly there are no suggestions coming forward from the Republican right as to what the President should be doing differently or additionally in this situation.
No specifics whatsoever.
Let’s face it; most of what is going on here is just carping and bad-mouthing.

By: Oh Yeah

Oh Yeah — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:34:10 +0000

there’s always the ‘nuanced’ singing suggestion of John McCain’ from the campaign,..
follow the bouncing ball, everyone sing……
bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran’
oh those quirky republicans, they go from war to supporting Iran so quickly… you could get wind burn

By: Jordan

Jordan — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:04:50 +0000

At least Obama is not doing the knee-jerk “he’s good – he’s bad” act of the two Georges Bush. A little “so what” might actually go a long way toward defusing some types of conflicts.

By: TxBoB

TxBoB — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:37:56 +0000

Heck, there’s not a lot of difference between these two guys and Obama!